The NBA named Booker as Lillard's replacement Thursday, one day after the Portland Trail Blazers star suffered a right groin strain.

The 69th NBA All-Star game featuring Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis takes place on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on TNT. Considering Lillard is a Western Conference player, the likely nod could go to the star most felt was snubbed from consideration - which many felt was Booker.

Former TERI Chief R K Pachauri passes away at 79
An FIR was registered against Pachauri on February 13, 2015 and he was granted anticipatory bail in the case on March 21, 2015. TERI, short for New Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute , has showed their condolence over Pachauri's demise. 2/14/2020

Google goes to court over EU antitrust fines
In the meantime, Margrethe Vestager in her new beefed-up role as Europe's digital chief will not be idle. The EU has already said it was looking into Google's similar push into job ads. 2/14/2020

Flu claims life of second North Carolina child
However, there may be less deaths because most of the people who are getting sick are younger and more likely to survive. More people have been killed this flu season in San Joaquin County that during the same period of time previous year . 2/14/2020

Hill wants to be QB; would leave Saints to be one
The restricted free agent earned $645,000 in 2019 and coach Payton thinks Hill would be a hot commodity on the free agency market. He attempted 13 passes during his time in New Orleans and completed 3 of 6 attempts for 55 yards last season. 2/14/2020

NASA looking to hire more astronauts for next moon mission
The last class of NASA astronauts, who finished their course last month, were picked from an exhausting list of 18,000 applicants. Those exploration efforts will hopefully help the agency prepare to send people to Mars in the mid-2030s, NASA said. 2/14/2020

Justin Bieber brags about his hectic sex life
Read below to know what Justin had to share with Beliebers that had the entire fandom freaking out. We have a rule: "No phones in bed unless it's absolutely necessary", she said. 2/14/2020